Novels
Letters in the Fire by Ann McVeigh
Based on true events, 1950s England and Ireland form the backdrop to this story of love, friendship and the clash between the old and the new as four friends find family ties and tradition try to tear them apart.
When Mary Ann burns the letters from her son’s girlfriend Sarah, before he can see them, she sets in motion events that will lead to a family torn apart and a baby without her mother. Good friends may yet help to re-unite the mother and her child as they battle the church and deep held traditions in this charged historical romantic drama.
Missing the Family by Ann McVeigh
Sarah despaired of ever finding her child again, after discovering she had been spirited away to the other side of the world. However a legacy allows her and her new husband to travel from Glasgow to Sydney, Australia, to reclaim her daughter.
Meanwhile, in Belfast, a father’s death puts in motion a chain of events that frustrates her plans, and acts as a catalyst that changes the lives of several families.
Friendships are tested to the very limit as this story, set in 1960s UK and Australia, raises questions regarding what really constitutes a family.
Relationships are reassessed, stereotypes challenged, and lives are changed forever.